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Journal of law and social sciences of the Law Faculty of University J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek = Zeitschrift für Rechts-und Sozialwissenschaften der Fakultät für Rehtswissenschaften der Universität J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek = Journal des sciences juridiq, Vol. 37 No. 3-4, 2021.

Review article

https://doi.org/10.25234/pv/14875

THE CHALLANGES OF REGULATING THE USE OF PERSONAL DATA FROM GENETIC TESTS FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES

Maja Bukovac Puvača ; Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Hahlić 6, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Loris Bealnić ; Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Hahlić 6, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

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Abstract

The paper deals with the issue of using genetic tests for insurance purposes. After introductory remarks, the paper provides an overview of various international and European legal sources both on data protection in general, and on the protection of data from genetic tests. The paper then researches into different solutions proposed by comparative law concerning the use of data from genetic tests for insurance purposes. Some solutions explicitly ban the use of genetic tests for insurance purposes (France, Austria, Portugal, Croatia), while others adopt a more liberal approach, allowing for its use (the USA, the UK, Germany). It is concluded that personal data protection does not exclude the possibility using data from genetic tests for insurance purposes, which proves the need for a common EU approach to the issue.

Keywords

insurance; genetic screening; personal data; comparative law; the European Union; General Data Protection Regulation

Hrčak ID:

269534

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/269534

Publication date:

29.12.2021.

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